Testimonial letter from Sw Rammurti
This letter is one of a remarkable series of over 2650 letters amassed in 1983 to support Osho's attempt to get permanent resident status in the US at the time of the Oregon ranch. The image is reproduced here with the kind permission of The Oregon Historical Society. Information about their collection of these letters and other supporting material -- the "Jeffrey Noles Rajneesh Collection", named for Osho's immigration lawyer Jeffrey Noles, who compiled them in 1983 and donated them to the OHS -- can be found at this page. The wiki is grateful to the OHS for making access available for these documents. For more information and links to all the letters, see Testimonial letters.
This letter is from Sw Rammurti. It is "Exhibit A-414" in the Noles collection.
The text version below has been created by optical character recognition (OCR), from the images supplied by OHS. It has not been checked for errors but this process usually results in over 99% correct transcription. Most apparent "errors" are correct transcriptions of typos already in the original. The image on the right in the text box links to a pdf file of the original letter, it has one page.
 Swami Rammurti To Whom It May Concern --- Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is indisputably a man of exceptional ability and influence. The existence of over 250,000 disciples worldwide is a living documentation of that fact. Thousands of intelligent, successful people come from all over the world to be with Bhagwan - and it’s not just for a holiday, but because something extremely profound and worthwhile takes place in his presence. I was a phychiatric social worker and juvenile consultant both before and after I became a Rajneeshee. What I gained through Bhagwan's wisdom and meditations not only made my personal life richer but also helped me develop a great creative capacity. All of the hundreds who have taken the Counselor’s Training program at Rajneesh International Meditation University can attest to how much more they have to give to relatives, friends and clients after being with Bhagwan at Rajneeshpuram. Right now in Rajneeshpuram an incredible social matrix is evolving. It includes the values that have made and continue to make America the great country it is. In Rajneeshpuram you find what is positive in American culture minus what is negative. Plus the inspiration, wisdom and benevolence that Bhagwan bestows. Don’t forget that Rajneeshpuram is a healthy, thriving, crime-free city that virtually grew out of the desert and a pile of rocks - built by people who love and are inspired by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. In fact, the reality of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh as an exceptional and influential man is so overwhelming that only other worldly bureaucrats who hide in abstractions could question it. Sincerely yours, |
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